60 new International volunteers from Peace Corps recruited and placed in 60 secondary schools. 138. Vocational trainings have been adopted to bridge technical skills gap. Model Standard Training Equipment Lists (STELs) and Training Workshop Specifications (TWS) were concluded for 4 TQF level 1 occupations in the Construction & Building Servicing Sector, another 4 TQF level 1 in the Hospitality & Tourism sector and a final 5 in TQF level 2 for Construction, Industrial installation, ICT and Automobile were also concluded. In addition, 7 curricula (Leather, Electronics, Tailoring, Woodwork, Handcrafts, Metal works, and Repair Services) were developed and validated, and about 2,174 vulnerable youth were supported to attend vocational training in the above mentioned and other related fields. In the vocational Training Centres (VTC), in 2011 males were 61,2% and females 38,8%; in 2012 males were 69,7% and females 39,3% and in 2013 males were 64,5% and females 35,5%. For TVET disabled students 3,589 have been trained by 2015 139. Students have been reinforced to acquire more ICT skills. over 140,000 laptops have been distributed to school going children countrywide by 2015 as well as wireless local area network (LAN) are being connected. The Government pledged to prioritize the education of children with disabilities including blindness and hearing impairments. Teachers are periodically trained in teaching methodologies for children with disabilities. Statistics for enrollment of persons with disabilities at different education levels as follows; up to 2015, the total number of students with disabilities was 1505, among them boys were 57.6% and girls 42.4%. 140. The GoR in collabiration with UNICEF and other development partners have trained teachers to be sensitive and cater for special needs children. In December 2015, University of Rwanda’s College of Education launched a school for special needs as part of their efforts to address the need for such schools in Rwanda where its first intake 2014/2015 had 47 teachers enrolled to acquire the skills. Child Friendly School model has also been adopted in selected schools in the country where there is a special needs education coordinator, waiver of lunch and supply expenses for children with disabilities, inclusive sports and recreational activities, clean water and seperate toilet and bathroom facilities for boys and girls. Page 51 of 105